My wife and I own a potential building of value currently targeted with 67 new rules or regulations that go even further beyond the current extensive list of form-based regulations pushed through during the last zoning changes. More...

My phone rang on Monday last week and the caller was Margo Sullivan, reporter with the Jamestown Press, calling to interview me regarding my recent retirement and experiences as the executive director of the Jamestown Senior Center. More...

The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Journal, June 12, 1914 More...

Monday, June 166 p.m., the Town Council will hold a joint workshop at Town Hallwith the Planning Commission to discuss historic preservation7:30 p.m., the Town Council will meet at Town HallTuesday, June 176 p.m., the Traffic Committee will meet at T More...

Dr. Marcia Lukon will retire as superintendent of Jamestown schools, the School Committee made public at its June 5 meeting. Lukon announced her intentions to retire by reading a letter dated May 20 that was addressed to Chairwoman Cathy Kaiser. More...

If it’s not broken, don’t fix it, the Planning Commission heard at its June 4 meeting. Dozens of property owners attended the meeting at Town Hall to argue against new regulations aimed at preserving Jamestown’s architecture. More...

About 30,000 visitors passed through the door of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum last year, and yet it remains a place that many Jamestown residents are unfamiliar with. Fewer still have actually visited. More...

Dave Rearick and Bodacious Dream will return to Jamestown on Saturday, June 14, after leaving the island nine months ago on a solo voyage around the world. He is expected to arrive around noon at East Ferry. More...

A family pig roast will take place on Sunday, June 15, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Fort Getty. The Father’s Day barbecue will include pork, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, corn, salads, melon, desserts and non-alcoholic beverages. More...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 24, 2014, AT THE JAMESTOWN TOWN HALL 93 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE, JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AT 7:00 P.M. UPON THE FOLLOWING: More...